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The 2018-19 Season marks Jo Anne Wasserman’s 26th year as Artistic Director and Conductor of SBCS. While you can read her full bio here, we’d thought we’d share a few things about her that you might not be aware of. She’s a California native, born, raised, and educated in the greater Los Angeles area, where Read More »

Reviews

The boffo bash, co-chaired by Marylove Thralls and Mary Dan Eades, revisited the post-war era with the Broadway musical and the Big Band sound. Jo Anne Wasserman, who is celebrating her 25th anniversary directing the choir, with David Potter on piano and Bob Lally narrating, conduct- ed the concert featuring classic songs from Rodgers Read More »

Notes Worthy April 12, 2018 It was an event of high note when the Santa Barbara Choral Society celebrated its 70th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of its director, Jo Anne Wasserman, with two well-attended concerts at the First Presbyterian Church, which included alumnae from past decades. Highlight of the performances was German composer Franz Read More »

About The Chorus

The oldest of Santa Barbara’s performing arts organizations, the Santa Barbara Choral Society is a semi-professional community chorus comprised of 100 member singers, drawn primarily from the Santa Barbara area with an overall range from Los Angeles to Santa Maria. The Choral Society is open, by audition, to qualified singers of all ages and backgrounds. The Choral Society performs four concerts per year, often with a full professional orchestra.

Since its inception in 1948, the Choral Society has been a service and educational organization, promoting artistic development and providing opportunities for individual community members to study and perform great works of choral music. The Choral Society offers the community at large an opportunity to discover and enjoy a diverse repertoire of choral music. It also collaborates with other musical organizations and schools through outreach programs and cooperative events. As part of its committment to sustaining professional choral musicians in the area, the Choral Society employs a small core group of paid singers to lead and mentor their sections. The Santa Barbara Choral Society has operated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization since 1987.